Former heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield coming to Livingston

Boxing legend Evander Holyfield will be the guest of honor at the fourth annual Gloves Not Drugs Boxing Show.

Put on by the Carlos Vieira Foundation, Gloves Not Drugs will be held March 12 at Livingston High School. Gym doors open at 1 p.m., and the competition begins at 2 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at www.carlosvieirafoundation.org. Holyfield will offer an opening announcement, watch the bouts and then provide fans with a photo meet-and-greet opportunity.

Gloves Not Drugs was established to provide at-risk kids from Livingston, Atwater, Delhi and Planada a safe place to go after school to learn about boxing. The program has partnered with the Merced County Sheriff’s Activities League.

Kids learn about discipline, teamwork, sportsmanship and responsibility.

For more information about the Carlos Vieira Foundation, call 209-394-1444.

Merced Hall of Fame Dinner approaching – Merced High School is hosting its second Hall of Fame Dinner on March 19 at Yosemite Hall at the Merced County Fairgrounds. The event is scheduled to start with a no-host bar at 5 p.m.

Merced High will induct its second Hall of Fame class, which will be comprised of 20 people and two teams. Some of the names include John Sykes III, Wendell Mathis, Brian Fuentes, Anthony Volsan, Bill Halpin, Duke Fergeson, Dave Contreras and the 1980 state championship wrestling team and the undefeated 1950 Valley Championship football team.

Tickets are $50, which includes dinner, dessert auction, induction ceremony and an opportunity to reunite with alumni and friends. Tables can also be purchased.

Tickets are available at the Merced High student body office or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2462541. For information, contact Merced High athletic director Paul Hogue at phogue@muhsd.org.

Youth softball clinic – The Merced High softball program is hosting a youth softball clinic March 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the varsity field.

The clinic will be run by the coaches and players, including senior Madilyn Nickles, who played on the 2015 Team USA Junior National Team and will play this summer on the 2016 Team USA Elite squad.

The cost is $30 if registered by Feb. 27, $35 if registered between Feb. 28 and March 11, and $40 on the day of the clinic. Lunch will be provided.

Clinic fliers can be picked up at the Merced High student body office. Payments can be mailed to Merced High or dropped off at the student body office.

For information, call Merced coach Bart McAfee at 209-385-6488.

Merced City’s March Madness – The Merced City School District is hosting a co-ed basketball tournament comprised of teams from district schools. The teams are open to fifth- and sixth-graders. The tournament will be played March 9-11 with round-robin games at each middle school (Hoover, Cruickshank, Tenaya and Rivera). The winning team at each school will advance to the semifinals at Golden Valley High on March 14.

The championship game will be played at Golden Valley on March 15.

Hole in one – Jeff Webber celebrated Valentine’s Day with a hole in one at Merced Golf & Country Club. Webber aced the second hole.

This story was originally published February 16, 2016 at 6:14 PM with the headline "Former heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield coming to Livingston."